Voice and Accountability in Kenya

Kenya: Voice and Accountability was 17 number of surveys/polls in 2011. β–² Rising

Latest (2011)
17 number of surveys/polls
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
2nd
of 53 countries
All-time high
17 number of surveys/polls
in 2006
All-time low
5 number of surveys/polls
in 1996
Years of data
13
1996–2011

Voice and Accountability in Kenya, 1996–2011

57.51012.51517.51996200320111996: 5 number of surveys/polls1998: 5 number of surveys/polls2000: 6 number of surveys/polls2002: 9 number of surveys/polls2003: 11 number of surveys/polls2004: 12 number of surveys/polls2005: 14 number of surveys/polls2006: 17 number of surveys/polls2007: 17 number of surveys/polls2008: 17 number of surveys/polls2009: 17 number of surveys/polls2010: 17 number of surveys/polls2011: 17 number of surveys/polls

Source: World Bank Institute. Measured in number of surveys/polls.

Analysis

Kenya recorded 17 number of surveys/polls for voice and accountability in 2011. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

That represents a change of up 183.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, voice and accountability in Kenya peaked at 17 number of surveys/polls in 2006 and was at its lowest, 5 number of surveys/polls, in 1996.

That places Kenya 2nd out of 53 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5 number of surveys/polls 5 number of surveys/polls 5 number of surveys/polls 2
2000s 13.33 number of surveys/polls 6 number of surveys/polls 17 number of surveys/polls 9
2010s 17 number of surveys/polls 17 number of surveys/polls 17 number of surveys/polls 2

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 1 South Africa 18 number of surveys/polls compare
  2. 2 Burkina Faso 17 number of surveys/polls compare
  3. 2 Ghana 17 number of surveys/polls compare
  4. 2 Nigeria 17 number of surveys/polls compare
  5. 2 Tanzania 17 number of surveys/polls compare
  6. 2 Uganda 17 number of surveys/polls compare

See the full ranking of 53 places β†’

More reference data data for Kenya

All data for Kenya β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is voice and accountability in Kenya?
Voice and accountability in Kenya was 17 number of surveys/polls in 2011, according to World Bank Institute.
What is the highest voice and accountability recorded in Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 17 number of surveys/polls in 2006.
What is the lowest voice and accountability recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 5 number of surveys/polls in 1996.
How does Kenya rank for voice and accountability?
Kenya ranks 2nd out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
Is voice and accountability rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is up 183.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kenya data come from?
The figures come from World Bank Institute, published as part of Voice and Accountability (number of surveys/polls). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Voice and Accountability (number of surveys/polls)
Unit
number of surveys/polls
Source
World Bank Institute
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
53 places, 689 data points, 1996–2011
Last refreshed

See definition GV.VOIC.AC.ES. This is the number of surveys/polls used to derive the GV.VOIC.AC.ES.